Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

perform deeds just as that holy being does. The holy
body may be touched by others also (these three
correspond to "Nyang").
E. Second Initiation Meditations
1. Practice
The main meditation of the second initiation is called
tummo in Tibetan (Sanskrit: candali, meaning the
wrathful fire of wisdom); there are also subsidiary
practices concerning dreams, sleep, and phowa.
Evans-Wentz, in the work he edited, Tibetan Yoga and
Secret Doctrines, treats equally all the six practices of
this initiation. Although this is traditional in Tibetan
practice, still I do not agree with this, for if one gains
success in tummo, the main one, then all the others are
accomplished.
Success in tummo depends upon the correct use of the
deep breathing methods. There are four important
stages:
a. Meditate on the sunyata of the body—one has already
practiced and realized this in the growing yoga. After
that, visualize everything as hollow, with only the
substance of a bubble. The flesh body is realized as
completely empty inside, while outside it is like a
colored shadow of the Buddha-form.
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